# Instagram Post Scraper (no cookies) (`mina_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies`) Actor

Returns the details of a public Instagram post — caption, account, likes, comments, images and video — without a login or cookie.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mina\_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies.md
- **Developed by:** [Mina](https://apify.com/mina_safwat) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Instagram Post Scraper

### What does Instagram Post Scraper do?

**Give it a link to a public Instagram post, reel or carousel and it returns that post's details as structured data** — the caption, how many likes and comments it has, who posted it, when, and links to the image or video.

No Instagram account, login, or cookie is needed. Paste a link, press Start, and download the result as JSON, CSV or Excel — or pull it straight from the Apify API.

### Why use Instagram Post Scraper?

- **Measure performance** — record likes and comments on a post, then run it again later to see how it grew.
- **Archive content** — keep the caption, author and media links of posts that matter to you.
- **Check influencer posts** — see the real engagement on a sponsored post before paying for another.
- **Build reports** — the output is flat and predictable, so it drops straight into a spreadsheet.
- **Collect media** — get direct links to the image or video file of any public post.

### How to use Instagram Post Scraper

1. Paste one or more **Instagram post links** into the input.
2. Click **Start**.
3. When the run finishes, open the **Output** tab to preview the data or export it.

#### Which links work

Posts, reels and videos all work, and a bare shortcode is fine too:

```
https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Db9cpR6yjcC/
Db9cpR6yjcC
```

To get a link: open the post, tap the **⋯** menu and choose **Copy link**.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Instagram post links** (`post_urls`) | array | Yes | One or more post, reel or video links, or shortcodes. |
| **Max concurrent requests** (`max_concurrency`) | integer | No | How many posts to fetch at once. Default 1. |
| **Include raw data** (`include_raw`) | boolean | No | Adds the unprocessed post data to each record, for debugging. Off by default. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "post_urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/"
  ]
}
```

### Output

One record per post:

```json
{
  "shortcode": "Db_SePSltfz",
  "post_url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
  "post_id": "3962449229196703490",
  "type": "image",
  "caption": "A new view of the cosmos…",
  "like_count": 848393,
  "comment_count": 1507,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T18:27:00Z",
  "owner_username": "nasa",
  "owner_full_name": "NASA",
  "owner_profile_url": "https://www.instagram.com/nasa/",
  "owner_is_verified": true,
  "image_url": "https://instagram.fcdn.net/v/t51…",
  "video_url": null,
  "carousel_count": null,
  "carousel_media": [],
  "width": 1080,
  "height": 1350,
  "location": null,
  "tagged_users": [],
  "is_unavailable": false,
  "error": null
}
```

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

#### Data fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `shortcode` | The post's short id, as it appears in its link. |
| `post_url` | Link to the post. |
| `type` | `image`, `video`, `reel` or `carousel`. |
| `caption` | The caption as written, including hashtags. |
| `like_count` | Number of likes. |
| `comment_count` | Number of comments. |
| `published_at` | When it was posted. |
| `owner_username` | Who posted it. |
| `owner_full_name` | Their display name. |
| `owner_profile_url` | Link to their profile. |
| `owner_is_verified` | Whether they have a blue tick. |
| `image_url` | The image, at the largest size available. For a video, its cover frame. |
| `video_url` | Direct link to the video file, for videos and reels. |
| `carousel_count` | How many slides, for a carousel. |
| `carousel_media` | Every slide, each with its own image or video link. |
| `width`, `height` | Dimensions of the media. |
| `location` | Tagged location, when the post has one. |
| `tagged_users` | Accounts tagged in the post. |
| `is_unavailable` | `true` if the post is deleted, private or unreadable. |
| `error` | Filled in only if something went wrong with that link. |

### What it cannot return

- **The comments themselves.** You get the count, not the text of each comment.
- **Posts from private accounts.** Those are visible only to approved followers, and come back as unavailable.
- **View counts on videos.** Instagram does not publish these to signed-out visitors.
- **Who liked a post.** Only the total is public.

### How much does it cost to scrape Instagram posts?

Very little. Six posts took eight seconds and cost under a cent. Cost scales roughly with how many posts you submit.

### Tips

- **Batch your links into one run** rather than starting a run per post.
- **Re-run the same list on a schedule** to build a history of how each post's likes and comments grow.
- **Pair it with the Instagram Profile Scraper** — that Actor lists an account's recent posts, and their links can be fed straight in here for the full detail.

### FAQ and support

**Do I need an Instagram account or cookie?** No. Nothing to log in with and nothing to keep alive.

**Does it work for reels and carousels?** Yes. Reels return a direct video link, and carousels return every slide.

**Why did a post come back as unavailable?** It was deleted, or it belongs to a private account.

**Is scraping Instagram legal?** This Actor collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for how you use it, and you should not collect personal data without a legal basis. If in doubt, take legal advice.

Found a bug, or need a field that is not here? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `post_urls` (type: `array`):

Links to posts, reels or videos. A bare shortcode also works, e.g. Db9cpR6yjcC.

## `max_concurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many posts to fetch at once. Higher is faster but more likely to be rate limited.

## `include_raw` (type: `boolean`):

Adds the unprocessed post data to each record, for debugging.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "post_urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/"
  ],
  "max_concurrency": 1,
  "include_raw": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "post_urls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mina_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "post_urls": [
        "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
        "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mina_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "post_urls": [
    "https://www.instagram.com/p/Db_SePSltfz/",
    "https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9cpR6yjcC/"
  ]
}' |
apify call mina_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mina_safwat/instagram-post-scraper-no-cookies"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/fCMARwFtxAwhMWdm7/builds/z51liVVuev0nnmGEK/openapi.json